Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
AWAKE O ZION!
‘Oh no!’ thought Yvonne. ‘Not this! What have I let myself
in for now?’
Just as Yvonne was poising herself Piers crashed through
the undergrowth, followed by a line of six brothers. ‘Praise
the Lord for the trees and grass!’ he shouted.
‘Yeah! Thank you Lord for making me a new creation!’ yelled
another.
‘I’m a king in Christ Jesus!’ croaked an academic voice.
‘And bless God for that sis over there!’ someone laughed
from the back. Yvonne watched the line of ‘liberated’ disciples
career off into the woods.
‘They’ve all gone mad!’ she thought to herself, and smiled.
It was a hot, dry, afternoon half way through the Ashburnham
retreat — though ‘retreat’ was hardly the word. Noel
called it a spiritual outward-bound course!
Gut-level reality at the farm had paved the way. The elders
were finding their godly authority, and throughout the fellowship
there was a growing accountability to one another.
But we needed many more pace-setters — visionary men and
women who could train others. Disciple by Juan-Carlos Ortiz
was bringing the same kind of vision to the churches generally.
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Three hundred of us gathered on the lawn and Noel asked
us to call out the names of the most esteemed brothers and
sisters. Some had a shock! Irene went white, and Marion tried
to make a getaway! They were quickly surrounded and pushed
out to the front! Soon fifty had been thrust forward and were
surrounded by their friends. With a bit of reshuffling each
‘discipler’ had an instant ‘disciple band’.
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